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Revenue, for example, has surged 10x over the last five years, from $250 million in 2019 to $2.8 Similarly, CrowdStrike's free cash flow -- which was negative in 2019 -- now stands at $3.59 billion as of this writing. CRWD data by YCharts CrowdStrike's stock price has increased, too.

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From IPO hype to survival mode It seems like eons ago, but it was in May 2019 when Beyond Meat stock debuted for public trading at $46 per share amid hype and buzz in the financial press. Brown and Beyond Meat certainly can't be faulted for having their initial public offering (IPO) less than a year before the COVID-19 crisis.

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Carnival ended the last quarter with $29 billion in total debt compared to $11 billion in 2019. The stock is trading 11% lower than the initial public offering (IPO) price in 2021, but this is an excellent buying opportunity. It opened 36 new shops in the second quarter, driving revenue up 30% year over year.

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was founded in 1944 and held its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019 at $27 per share. This turned out to be a tough time to go public, as the company's business suffered after the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. What does Parsons do? Parsons, which is based in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C.,

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Those strengths have enabled CrowdStrike to grow like a weed since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019. From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this January), its revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65%, from $250 million to $3.06

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million in donations during its first few years, the organization decided to create a new subsidiary in 2019 which was capable of generating capped profits to attract investors instead. Shortly after opening its capped-profit subsidiary in 2019, it entered a strategic partnership with Microsoft that included a $1 billion cash injection.

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The provider of cloud-based services debuted on Wall Street in 2019 at $15 per share when cloud computing was rising in popularity. At the end of last year, Cloudflare reported more than 160,000 paying customers, nearly double the number it had after its 2019 initial public offering. Customers include U.S.

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From their initial public offering in September 2019 to their peak in January 2021, shares of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) skyrocketed by 550%. That monster run would've turned a $155,000 initial investment into $1 million at its all-time high in about 16 months.

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Zscaler went public in 2018. From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024, revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 48%. That would represent its slowest annual revenue growth rate since its initial public offering (IPO). That growth was driven by the rapid expansion of the zero trust and cloud-native cybersecurity markets.

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Since the company's 2019 initial public offering, the stock has gained over 800%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index. CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) has emerged as a global leader in cybersecurity, capturing strong demand for its cloud-based platform while delivering a spectacular return for investors.

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Chipotle may be the most obvious example, as the stock is up about 40 times since its 2006 initial public offering (IPO). It's a subsidiary of Kura Japan, where the concept has been a big success, and the company went public in the U.S. Kura's recent results show why the company has 10-bagger potential.

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Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) turned positive in 2019 and grew at a CAGR of 160% over the following three years. From 2019 to 2022, its net sales rose at a CAGR of 66%. The company still generates most of its revenue from the U.S.

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Snowflake When Buffett bought Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) stock at its initial public offering (IPO) price in September 2020, it led to a bit of head-scratching around Wall Street. But among the holdings in the conglomerate's portfolio today, two companies in particular look like they're worth buying now for the long haul.

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Consequently, its stock has only experienced modest growth since its initial public offering (IPO) more than four years ago. The state of Uber Uber stock initially surged in May 2019 following its IPO. However, conditions changed in the second quarter of 2023 when the company reported a profit.

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At any rate, CrowdStrike's stock has rewarded investors since its debut in 2019. In other words, $50,000 invested in CrowdStrike's Initial Public Offering (IPO) on June 12, 2019, would be worth $260,000 as of the time of this writing. Its total return since then is more than 423% or almost 43% annually.

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ai (NYSE: AI) attracted lots of attention with its initial public offering (IPO) nearly 3 1/2 years ago. From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2023, C3.ai's billion in 2006. ai's revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31%.

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Meanwhile, company founder Jack Ma retired in 2019 and left public life for a few years after criticizing the Chinese government in 2020. Alibaba has also discussed splitting the company into six separate businesses that would be run by separate CEOs and pursue initial public offerings (IPOs) and separate financing.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

From the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2005 through 2021, Omega Flex produced total returns more than six times higher than those of the S&P 500 index.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After years of struggle following its 2019 initial public offering, the stock has reached record highs and the company has achieved its first-ever annual profit. Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) seems to have turned the corner. Let's take a look.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Looking further out, the e-commerce specialist's share price trades off roughly 93% from the lifetime high it reached not long after the company's 2019 initial public offering ( IPO ). The company's share price has climbed roughly 28.5% across 2024's trading, but its also down roughly 69% from its 52-week high.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

Instacart originally planned its initial public offering (IPO) in 2022 after a surge in pandemic-era customers initially helped the company scale and turn a profit. However, activity in the IPO market slumped last year in the wake of the worst downturn in more than a decade, and Instacart shelved its plans to go public.

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After the stock has jumped more than 4,000% since its 2006 initial public offering (IPO), it's no surprise that investors are still hoping to find the next Chipotle. Even Chipotle's multiple attempts to create a sister chain have failed, showing how much of a challenge starting a new restaurant concept can be.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Uber just reported its first-ever quarter of profitability according to generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP) , and the stock only recently topped its $45 initial public offering (IPO) price when it debuted in 2019.

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Investors are hungry for this month's hottest initial public offering (IPO). The rapidly expanding chain of 263 fast-casual restaurants specializing in Mediterranean cuisine priced its offering at $22 a share, and went on to roughly double. Is it too late to place an order? million to $1.3

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However, with the CBOE Volatility Index (affectionately known as VIX) trading at its lowest levels since 2019, the market remains surprisingly calm despite inflation worries and possible recession fears.

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"If QuantumScape can get this technology into mass production, it holds the potential to transform the industry," said Stan Whittingham, co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery and winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry, in a QuantumScape press release. QuantumScape 's (NYSE: QS) battery technology could be groundbreaking.

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Now, thanks partly to the acquisitions of HelloSign in 2019 and Docsend in 2021, Dropbox users can work on every step of the content lifecycle in-house. Dropbox has had underwhelming returns over the last five years due to a steep decline in the company's valuation following its initial public offering.

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Investors have shown a lot of interest in thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since 2019. Ginkgo is still less than three years out from its initial public offering (IPO), which tends to be a time of high volatility and low returns for investors. What are the risks?

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Intel Shares in Intel have risen more than 110,000% since the company's initial public offering in 1971, likely creating many millionaires along the way. It seemingly had the foresight of the century when it invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019, an investment it has since increased to about $13 billion.

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History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. The chart below shows its share-price appreciation (or depreciation) in the first and second halves of each full year since its initial public offering (IPO).

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Microsoft Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is no stranger to turning people into millionaires, with its stock up 430,000% since its initial public offering in 1986. In 2019, with seemingly the foresight of the century, the company invested $1 billion into ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

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It's been a public company since 2009 and has been profitable and free cash flow generative every year since its initial public offering ( IPO ). Over a few years, DocuSign's stock took a round trip from $37 in 2019 to a high of $310 in 2021 and back down to a low of $39 in 2022.

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One such start-up, Cerebras, just filed a prospectus ahead of an impending initial public offering (IPO). Cerebras sold its first AI chips in 2019 and has recently seen a big acceleration in demand, leading to this recent IPO filing. After reading, I think Cerebras is a name every Nvidia investor should monitor closely.

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Amazon: The no-brainer Amazon is not your typical Buffett stock, and Berkshire Hathaway first took a position in the e-commerce giant in 2019, well after it had already minted millionaires. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) , American Express (NYSE: AXP) , and Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) are three top picks.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

If it managed to restore customer confidence in its platform, the firm is likely to see a continuation of its history of revenue growth that stretches back to its 2019 initial public offering. Data by YCharts.

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TransMedics held its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019 and saw its stock rise over 300% by 2023. Founded in 1998 by President and CEO Waleed Hassanein, TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX) has quickly become one of the easiest stocks to root for of our time by revolutionizing the organ donation and transplant process.

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CrowdStrike Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) has taken investors for a wild ride since its June 2019 initial public offering (IPO). It's a well-rounded tech giant that should continue returning good value to shareholders.

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